Network Administration Eligibility

Increased efficiency and ever decreasing cost of communication, the demand for these professionals is projected to increase by up to 10 percent in next five years. With the better remote networking management tools and India becoming a hub for remote IT infrastructure management, there is increasing demand for network administrators. This demand will continue to increase with companies and organizations investing in newer, faster technology and mobile networks. The maximum growth is expected in the BFSI, healthcare and telecom industry as the use of information technology increases in these areas. In order to seek career in network administration aspirants are advised to do industry recognised network administrator certifications such as CCNA Advanced Certified Hardware and Networking Professional (ACHNP), CompTIA Network +, VMWare Certified Associate Network Virtualization, Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), SNIA Certified Storage Network Expert, etc. There is no prerequisite for doing these certifications. It will better to do certifications after graduation degree. Following are the major job opportunities for network administrators: (a) Network installation engineers for installing network and computer systems. (b) Maintenance Engineers for Maintaining, repairing and upgrading network and computer systems. (c) Operations engineers for diagnosing and fixing problems or potential problems with the network and its hardware, software and systems.